Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

• Nursing Home Attempted Murder

  IB Contributor | February 19, 2007 4:05 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Break-in at Costa Mesa nursing home.According to Costa Mesa's Mesa Verde Convalescent Home they not only have had no formal complaints filed against their AAA rated, government certified nursing facility, in the last four years, but they offer such amenities as: bingo and ice cream; movies with popcorn; and smiling strolls. Unfortunately this nursing home doesn't offer one important amenity and...

• Elder Abuse: Nursing Home Neglect Is a Widespread Problem

  Laura Blatt | June 28, 2007 6:21 PM | 1 CommentNovato, CA

  A nursing home is guilty of neglect when it fails to fulfill its duties to its residents. These obligations can range from providing special diets to taking a frail, elderly person to the toilet at appropriate times. Refusing to answer a resident's page or failing to call his or her doctor may also be neglect. A bedridden nursing home resident should be repositioned at least every two hours to...

• Preventing & Reporting Elder Abuse

  Rick Patterson | May 25, 2007 3:02 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  A study that was conducted in 2004 by the Adult Protective Services showed that there was a 19.7-percent increase in the combined total reports of elder and vulnerable adult abuse. For example, in Fauquier County alone, there were 141 cases reported in between June 2006 and May 2007, according to Mittie Wallace who is a program manager for the elderly and disabled for the Fauquier County...

• Three Arrested In Nursing Home Deaths

  Chrissie Cole | February 20, 2009 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  Three former nursing home managers have been arrested in the deaths of three residents who allegedly were given needless doses of medication including Zyprexa, Risperdal and others. The state...

• Nursing Home Neglect Leads to Death Suit

  David Rowell | November 21, 2008 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The family of George King has sued the nursing home where he was a resident, claiming that neglect by the nursing home staff led to the victim's death. King, who suffered from dementia, wandered...

• Money Talks - Elder Abuse is not Always Physical

  Clayton Kent | November 17, 2008 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  The less talked about side of elder abuse isn't related to physical abuse. Seniors can be an easy target for investors looking to pad their own bank accounts. Caregivers, utilizing their position of...

• Nursing Home Abuse Report Leads to Closure

  David Rowell | November 15, 2008 1:19 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Following recent reports of an increase in nursing home abuse and neglect, state and Federal agencies may be increasing their surveilance and inspection efforts. A round of such surveys by the...

• Elder Abuse on the Rise in Oklahoma

  Susy Owen | May 21, 2008 9:01 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  According to Oklahoma’s Adult Protective Services, the abuse of elderly people in Oklahoma is on the rise. In fact, abuse has risen by a steady 3 % per year. A spokesperson for Oklahoma’s Adult...

• California Law Provides New Rights for Victims of Financial Elder Abuse

  Ray Mattison | May 06, 2008 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  California Law provides new rights for victims of elder abuse: mandatory financial insitution reporting and a right to freeze the assets of the wrongdoer before trial.

• Battle Against Bedsores Requires Teamwork

  Walton Barber, LLP | February 19, 2008 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  New research shows that preventing and treating pressure ulcers in the nursing home setting requires a team approach, involving nurses, laundry workers, cafeteria and maintenance workers, and even the cosmeticians.Large bedsores are a sight to behold. The larger ones - Stage III and IV - can result in a wound so deep that you can see the bone. Wounds like this can be very painful and can lead...